Humanism is a social trend of thought developed during the Renaissance in Europe. It takes affirmation and respect for human beings as the theoretical premise, and pays attention to human nature, mission, status, value and personality development. The main purpose of history education is to cultivate students' humanistic quality. Under the impact of China's market economy, the values of pragmatism strongly impact the traditional educational concept, and the humanistic function of history education has long been ignored. The new round of curriculum reform highlights the importance of cultivating humanistic spirit from teaching objectives, teaching methods and teaching process. At the same time, countries all over the world have also adjusted their teaching objectives and attached importance to humanistic quality education, which has become the focus of global education reform.